Even though Vivek Johri (IRS C&CE:1985) exhausted his extended tenure on February 29, guessing continues over his successor in Geneva. Johri was given extension on November 24, 2015 - a day ahead of completion of his tenure.
Five months have passed and the successor of Johri is yet to be announced. Indianmandarins has learnt that ACC has cleared the name of a 1987 batch IRS C&CE officer but DOPT is yet to release the appointment orders.
The job is a captive post of Ministry of Commerce and is filled through CSB procedure. The process of filling the post was initiated on July 20 and was circulated to Chief Commissioners/DGs of CBEC on September 30.